How do you pronounce abyss?

abyss is pronounced as /əˈbɪs/.

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abyss

🌌abyss (abysse)

noun

/əˈbɪs/

abîme (abime)

abysmal abyssal

Signification

a deep, immeasurable space, chasm, or void; something seemingly without end

Traduction de la signification

un espace profond et insondable, un gouffre ou un vide; quelque chose apparemment sans fin

Phrases d'exemple

The climbers looked down into the dark abyss below.

Les grimpeurs ont regardé dans l'abîme sombre en dessous.

Expressions d'exemple

stare into the abyss

regarder dans l'abîme

Synonymes

chasm, gulf, void, pit, depth

Antonymes

peak, summit

Collocations

dark abyss, deep abyss, stare into the abyss, fall into the abyss

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